Savage Accutrigger?
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I'm in the "like" camp.
As in, like enough to not replace with a Timney as I've done with our 700's and other rifles...
I just bought a used Savage with the older 3-screw adjustable trigger. I thought I was going to have to replace it, but damn, that thing breaks like glass. I'm not sure why Savage ever moved away from it.
As in, like enough to not replace with a Timney as I've done with our 700's and other rifles...
I just bought a used Savage with the older 3-screw adjustable trigger. I thought I was going to have to replace it, but damn, that thing breaks like glass. I'm not sure why Savage ever moved away from it.
What Picher said, is what I think to be right also. I also say Art's right as usual. Even Killkenney has some points. Myself I have a 110 and I have tuned it to a creep-free 3lbs, no grit, three position safety. My daughters rifle has the Accutrigger (factory set) and is still learning the correct way to use it to it's potential, like maybe some of the NAYSAYER'S should.
P.S. As far as Timney and other brand, aftermarket triggers go,,, I don't think the OP mentioned any of those comparisons.
P.S. As far as Timney and other brand, aftermarket triggers go,,, I don't think the OP mentioned any of those comparisons.
Txhillbilly
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Triggers are always a touchy subject,and everyone has their opinions.
The Accu-trigger is one of the best factory adjustable triggers ever invented,and while not everyone likes them,they do work.
I have 4 Savage rifles with them,and 2 Savage rifles without.When I first tried the Accu-trigger it felt weird/different,but as I got used to it,I really enjoyed having it.
I installed a SSS competition trigger in one of my older Savages,and it is a better feeling trigger than the Accu-trigger,but it takes some time getting everything set on it.There are 4 adjustment screws that are very sensitive to adjust.
I have several aftermarket triggers on other rifles,and they are also good,but I still like shooting the Accu-trigger rifles a little more nowadays.
The Accu-trigger is one of the best factory adjustable triggers ever invented,and while not everyone likes them,they do work.
I have 4 Savage rifles with them,and 2 Savage rifles without.When I first tried the Accu-trigger it felt weird/different,but as I got used to it,I really enjoyed having it.
I installed a SSS competition trigger in one of my older Savages,and it is a better feeling trigger than the Accu-trigger,but it takes some time getting everything set on it.There are 4 adjustment screws that are very sensitive to adjust.
I have several aftermarket triggers on other rifles,and they are also good,but I still like shooting the Accu-trigger rifles a little more nowadays.
Colorado Redneck
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Had a couple of accutriggers. They work good for me. Compared to the Ruger M 77 that I paid $120 to a gun smith for a trigger job, they are wonderful. Same with the Remington 700 purchased last year. Factory trigger was awful. Couldn't adjust it. $125 for a Timney, which is a wonderful trigger. An old Winnie model 70 that I did the adjust on m'self that works pretty good. The best however, in my humble opinion, is the CZ set trigger. THAT is a nice trigger. Comes stock on the gun. Evidently the lawyers in Czechoslovakia don't care if the lawyers in the US wanna get rich.
L_Killkenny
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Thanks a lot. I really don't know how to take that
I'm talking adjusting only. Not polishing, no disassembly, no spring swaps, etc. Don't be fooled. The accutrigger is subject to to the exact same QC and fitment issues of any of the mass produced rifles today. They still have triggers, sears, pins, springs, etc and the quality of those parts is no better on an accutrigger than they were on a pre-accutrigger or any of the other major firearm manufacturers. The only difference is the accutrigger savages are sent out the factory door with a little better adjustment because the lawyers tell them they can. If you don't think you'd be happy with the other factory adjustable triggers without polishing than you won't be happy with an accutrigger without polishing either.
LK
I just got back from BPS looking for a 308. I had been looking at another Win M70 Ult Shadow, TC Icon, Ruger M77 Hawkeye and lately the Savage with AT.
I don't mind, actually like, synthetic stocks as I like to actually beat the crap out of my gear, and will put a Hogue Overmold on whatever I get. **I know some people can't stand them, but they just feel right in my hand. I like the way they lay flat in my hand with the side cuts for your fingers.
I was leaning towards the Icon, love the looks, love the 60 bolt throw, love the DM. But Hogue has no intentions of making a stock for it. Bye Bye.
Ruger, it was nice. Good heavy gun, that looks like if your bullet didn't kill it, you could beat it to death with the gun. Hogue makes a stock for it, check.
Win M70 Ult Shadow. Already have a M70, so know everything about it. The original stock feels nice but feels real skinny in my hand at the for grip. But I can get a Hogue stock for it, check.
Then comes the Savage with the Accu Trigger. The Savage Accu Stock I didn't care for, but supposedly they are making changes to it, that you could see at the SHOT show and should be out the first of March. BPS had a clear stock so you could see the frame inside, and they had a table top of the Accu Trigger. Simply put, I LOVE IT. Of course I only got cycle through it on the counter, but it seems SUPER crisp. And the Glock style trigger safety was so nice. It seems to take all of the pre-travel out before you even get your finger on the trigger it self, then it is just Boom! Now I have not had my hands on a Timney or Rifle Basix, and don't know if I ever will, because I will probably end up buying a Savage with Accu Trigger and a Hogue stock. That trigger sold me. More than my worked over M70 trigger.
I don't mind, actually like, synthetic stocks as I like to actually beat the crap out of my gear, and will put a Hogue Overmold on whatever I get. **I know some people can't stand them, but they just feel right in my hand. I like the way they lay flat in my hand with the side cuts for your fingers.
I was leaning towards the Icon, love the looks, love the 60 bolt throw, love the DM. But Hogue has no intentions of making a stock for it. Bye Bye.
Ruger, it was nice. Good heavy gun, that looks like if your bullet didn't kill it, you could beat it to death with the gun. Hogue makes a stock for it, check.
Win M70 Ult Shadow. Already have a M70, so know everything about it. The original stock feels nice but feels real skinny in my hand at the for grip. But I can get a Hogue stock for it, check.
Then comes the Savage with the Accu Trigger. The Savage Accu Stock I didn't care for, but supposedly they are making changes to it, that you could see at the SHOT show and should be out the first of March. BPS had a clear stock so you could see the frame inside, and they had a table top of the Accu Trigger. Simply put, I LOVE IT. Of course I only got cycle through it on the counter, but it seems SUPER crisp. And the Glock style trigger safety was so nice. It seems to take all of the pre-travel out before you even get your finger on the trigger it self, then it is just Boom! Now I have not had my hands on a Timney or Rifle Basix, and don't know if I ever will, because I will probably end up buying a Savage with Accu Trigger and a Hogue stock. That trigger sold me. More than my worked over M70 trigger.
Yeah. Wouldn't want to "trigger" a bad reaction!
The folks who talk about 'adjusting' the old triggers obviously never handled the three that I own. If you did happen to adjust them down to the point where they were tolerable, the safety didn't work anymore.
I think the accutrigger is a great improvement. Back in 2000 when I bought my rifles I had to spring for Timney aftermarket units to get a pull I found tolerable.